Ash-receptacle and holder for cigars.



No. 867,250. PATENTED OCT. 1, 1907. c. G. DAVIS. ASH REGEPTAGLE AND HOLDER FOR CIGARS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16. 1907.

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CLEVELAND G. DAVIS, OF MANISTEE, MICHIGAN.

ASH-REGEPTAOLE AND HOLDER FOR CIGARS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented'Oet. 1', 1907.

Application filed May 16, 1907. Serial No. 373,998.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLEVELAND G. DAVIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Manistee, in the county of Manistee and- State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ash-Receptacles and-Holders for Cigars, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a combined cigar holder and ash receptacle, and has for its object to pro: vide a simple and inexpensive device of this character which will remove the ashes from the burning end of the cigar and support the cigar in such a manner as to prevent contamination of the wet end thereof.

With this object in view the invention resides principally in the provision of a receptacle for receiving the ashes, and a perforate cigar holder arranged within the receptacle and spaced from the bottom thereof and designed to receive the burning end of the cigar.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also toacquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view'of a cigar holder and ash receptacle constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a yertical sectional view through the same. Fig. 3 is a detached perspective View of the inner shell.

, Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

Specifically describing the present embodiment of the invention the numeral 1 designates the outer receptacle which is designed to receive the cigar ashes and preferably has the-lower portion thereof enlarged. In the present instance the walls of the receptacle converge upwardly and'the said receptacle has approximately the shape of a truncated cone.

An inner shell 2 is mounted within the outer receptacle l and comprises a cylindrical member fitting within the mouth of the outer receptacle and provided with a laterally extending annular flange 3 engaging the upper edge of the receptacle to support the shell in The bottom of the shell 2 has a perforate structure to support the burning end of the cigar and break the ashes therefrom whereupon they fall into the receptacle 1. If found desirable as in the present instance the perforate bottom of the shell may be formed of a series of transverse rods or wires 4 which are so spaced as to prevent the cigar from falling through.

. going out and causes the same to burn evenly.

The inner shell 2 is preferably made. removable for the purpose of facilitating removalof the ashes from the outer receptacle 1.

When the cigar is placed in position as shown in Fig. 1 the burning end thereof is thrust downwardly through the shell 2 into contact with the wires 4 whereas the opposite end projects upwardly beyond the holder and is prevented from contamination by contact with exterior objects.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:-

1. In a device of the character described, the combine tlon of a receptacle, and a shell supported within the receptacle, 'the sides of the shell being spaced from the sides of the receptacle and the shell being formed with a perforate bottom.

2. In a device of the character described, the combina tion of a receptacle, a shell arranged within the receptacle,

and a rim extending around the shell and engaging the mouth of the receptacle for supporting the shell, the sides of the shell being spaced from the sides of the receptacle and the shell being formed with a perforate bottom.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination ofia receptacle having upwardly converging sides,

and a shell formed with straight sides and a perforatebottom, the said shell being supported within the receptacle and the perforate bottom of the shell being spaced from the bottom of the receptacle.

4. In a device of. the character described, the combination of a receptacle, a-shell supported within the receptacle v and spaced from the sides thereof, and a perforate bottom for the shell, the said shell having an air inlet in the walls thereof for the purpose of producing a circulation of air.

5. In a device of the character described, the combina tion of a receptacle the sides. of which converge upwardly, a shell arranged within the mouth of the receptacle and formed with straight sides, and'a perforate bottom for the shell, the walls of 'thereceptacle being formed with an air inlet to produce a circulation of air.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLEVELAND G. DAVIS. [r.. s.1

Witnesses Jan/ms L. SrBBnN,

KATHRYN CICHY. 

